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Back with a Heart is the sixteenth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was released by MCA Nashville on 12 May 1998 in the United States. Her first album in four years, it marked her return to country music after two decades.

Back with a Heart
Studio album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	12 May 1998
Recorded	October 1997 – February 1998
Studio	Ocean Way, Soundshop Recording Studios, Masterfonics, Emerald Sound, SoundStage Studios and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Studio (Nashville, Tennessee); Chartmaker Studios and Moonee Pond Studios (Malibu, California); Ultrasound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Country
Length	42:38
Label	Festival
Producer	Tony Brown Gary Burr Don Cook John Farrar Chris Farren David Foster
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Gaia: One Woman's Journey (1994) Back with a Heart (1998) Highlights from The Main Event (1998)
Singles from Back with a Heart
"I Honestly Love You '98" Released: May 1998 "Precious Love" Released: June 1998 "Back with a Heart" Released: October 1998

Production and release

Back with a Heart was recorded in Nashville and marked Newton-John's return to the US Country chart after an absence of almost twenty years.

Singles

Back with a Heart was preceded by the single "I Honestly Love You", a re-recording of Newton-John's 1974 number-one hit. MCA Nashville initially intended to release "Precious Love" as the album's lead single to country radio but eventually settled on the updated version of "I Honestly Love You".[1] Selected by Newton-John, David Foster agreed to produce the remake, who in turn asked Babyface to contribute backing vocals to the song.[1] "I Honestly Love You" was released in two versions; the album version for pop and adult contemporary radio, and a remix for country radio. "Precious Love" was eventually released as the album's second single, while title track "Back with a Heart" was issued as a vinyl 45 RPM single in the United States. Album cut "Love Is a Gift" won a 1999 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song after appearing on the American television soap opera As the World Turns.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three stars out of five and found that Newton-John "put a great deal of effort into the making of Back with a Heart – the record is her best in years. It's much slicker than even her polished country-pop from the '70s, but a team of producers [...] have created an appealingly smooth sound that gives her a platform to showcase her mature craftsmanship. None of the songs immediately stand out, but the album has a consistent quality that is thoroughly winning."[3]

Track listing

Personnel

Performers and musicians

Technical

• Producers – Don Cook (Tracks 1, 3 and 7); John Farrar (Tracks 2 and 5); Gary Burr (Tracks 4 and 10); Tony Brown (Tracks 6 and 9); Chris Farren (Track 8); David Foster (Track 11)
• Production assistance on Tracks 1, 3 and 7 – Scott Johnson
• Project coordinators – Patty Nichols (Tracks 2 and 5); Jessie Noble (Tracks 2, 5, 6 and 9); Bill Nemuth (Tracks 4 and 10); Kelly Giedt (Track 8); Felipe Elgueta (Track 11)
• Executive producers – Rory S. Kaplan and Bill Neighbors
• Recording – Mike Bradley (Tracks 1, 3 and 7); Chuck Ainlay (Tracks 2, 5, 6 and 9); Greg Kane (Tracks 4 and 10); Steve Marcantonio (Track 8); Felipe Elgueta (Track 11)
• Assistant recording – Mark Capps (Tracks 1, 3 and 7); Tim Roberts (Tracks 1, 3 and 7); Aaron Swihart (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9); Mark Ralston (Tracks 2, 5, 6 and 9); King Williams (Tracks 4 and 10); John Saylor (Track 8); Chris Davie (Track 8);
• Additional recording – Mike Bradley (Tracks 1, 3 and 7); Mark Capps (Tracks 1, 3 and 7); Tim Roberts (Tracks 1, 3 and 7); Pat McMakin (Tracks 1, 3 and 7); Al Grassmick (Tracks 4 and 10); John Saylor (Track 8); Shawn Allan (Track 8); Steve Marcantonio (Track 8); Tom Harding (Track 8); Alejandro Rodriguez (Track 8); Dan Shike (Track 10)
• Overdub tracking – Steve McMillan (Tracks 2 and 5); Al Grassmick and Steve Marcantonio (Tracks 6 and 9)
• Additional overdub recording on Tracks 6 and 9 – Tony Green and Russ Martin
• Mixed by Chuck Ainlay at Masterfonics (Tracks 1, 3 and 6–11) and Moonee Pond Studios (Tracks 2 and 5), assisted by Mark Ralston
• Editing – Don Cobb
• Encoding by Jeff Levinson and Ric Wilson
• Technical support – H.G. Hollans and John Saylor
• Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN), assisted by Jonathan Russell
• Art direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
• Design – Joseph Kiely
• Photography – Michelle Day, Caroline Greyshock and Patrick McDermott
• Stylist – Mini DeBlasio

Charts

Release history

Release history and formats for Back with a Heart

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref(s)
United States	12 May 1998	CD cassette	MCA Nashville	[1]
Japan	21 May 1998

References

На других языках

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Back with a Heart — шестнадцатый студийный альбом австралийской певицы Оливии Ньютон-Джон, выпущенный 12 мая 1998 года на лейбле Festival Records  (англ.) (рус.. Альбом был записан в Нэшвилле и ознаменовал возвращение Ньютон-Джон в американский кантри-чарт после почти двадцатилетнего отсутствия.

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